/ 27 February 2003

Scoreboard: India beat England by 82 runs

India beat England by 82 runs in theirday-night World Cup group A match at Kingsmead on Wednesday. India scored 250-9 in their 50 overs then England were 168 all out in 45.3 overs.

Here are the World Cup standings after Wednesday’s matches (played, won,

lost, tied/no result, points, net run-rate):

Group A

Australia 4 4 0 0 16 +1.77

India 5 4 1 0 16 +1.28

England 5 3 2 0 12 +1.07

Pakistan 4 2 2 0 8 +0.39

Zimbabwe 4 2 2 0 8 -0.09

Netherlands 4 0 4 0 0 -2.02

Namibia 4 0 4 0 0 -2.49

Group B

Kenya 4 3 1 0 12 -0.39

Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 12 +1.73

New Zealand 5 3 2 0 12 +0.40

West Indies 4 2 1 1 10 +1.03

South Africa 4 2 2 0 8 +2.14

Canada 4 1 3 0 4 -1.46

Bangladesh 5 0 4 1 2 -2.51

Note 1: Three teams from the group will advance to the super-six round.

Note 2: England forfeited four points to Zimbabwe for refusing to play in Harare.

Note 3: New Zealand forfeited four points to Kenya for refusing to play in Nairobi. – Sapa